Public Domain Music.  Words by Will D. Cobb, Music by Gus Edwards

School Days, school days,

Dear old golden rule days;

Readin' and writin' and 'rithmatic

Taught to the tune of the hick'ry stick

You were my queen in calico

I was your bashful, barefoot beau,

And you wrote on my slate,

"I love you, Joe,"

When we were a couple of kids